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The act of creation, in any media is a fascinating and magical process. I simply love to create. Expressing in color, line, tone, texture - as if, they were words upon a page. Creating a uniquely me, interpretation. Enjoy More of my "one-of-a-kind" expressive art at society6.com/debiriley and, redbubble.com/people/debijriley/shop
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It’s interesting to talk about the loud competition of life. It is not possible to hear what a person is screaming at you. It’s not possible to hear what’s being said when a crowd of loud people compete to be heard unless you take the natural course. Say three people are arguing, if all are screaming then no one is being heard but if one person drops their voice then the natural tendency is for the others to listen harder… its natural, they can’t go against that nature, they will listen harder to hear the voice that drops softer than their screaming. Of course this isn’t the same in political setting or a concert but in every day life this nature can’t be ignored.

I agree wholeheartedly that in art some things should be left to the imagination. I like hard lines but it’s also true that I put all the soft lines inside hardened outlines. If I start out with an emotion I’m attempting to convey (like the zen images you collected) and then I try to convey that emotion with color and lines. I struggle though with balancing the two. When I paint I don’t start off with an idea of what to paint. I paint purely from an emotional standpoint with no references other than my brain. The color mud that comes out is sometimes thick with lines or so abstract with soft edges that a person just swirls. Both are desired at times in art therapy but when creating art for sale, this is not desired. Again, I have a hard time turning off my brain to get a well balanced piece. Hmm.. that means I’m hearing the loud voices of habit more than the soft voice of balance. I need to work against that nature, don’t I?

wow. Faith, what a beautiful and thought filled response. I read every line, waiting for the next!
Your phrase …”the loud voice of Habit more than the soft voice of Balance…” Is brilliant.
Thank YOU. I so appreciate your reading and your comments. cheers, Debi

What an especially wonderful post today! With so many marvellous images! There is one absolute favorite for me that is “Shy” Can’t really tell why …the soft colours?… the little one in the centre of interest?…the hopes of the bud…? its attitude?…the leaves around like a protective power? … All of it! Cheers, Petra 🙂

Petra, thank you so much for sharing that! I’m stoked!
its such a delicate, little thing, people pass by its beauty looking for the BIG and BOLD.
Glad that YOU noticed. I made a special trip, to get my violet shots, as the ones I’d had all deleted from computer when it died last year. This trip to the zoo, yes, zoo. was all about…. “getting tons of Violets” so I did. Thanks again, I am so very pleased you enjoyed it and let me know! cheers, Debi